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At halCpast one o'clock the Confer
ence adjourned and the Legal Confer
ence held it's annual session.
THIRD DAY-DECEMBER 2.

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THIRD DAY-DECEMBER 2.
At the appointed hour, after wor'
ship conducted by d. D. Dantzler,
Bishop McTyiere took the chair.
Petitions, memorials, etc., were
called for, and after the presentation
of certain papers the examination OF
characters of preachers was entered
upon and consumed much of the day.
The Elders of the Charleston and
Columbia districts were called and
passed.
The name of Sidi H. Browne, on
motion of his Presiding Elder was re-
ferred to the Committee for consider
alton in view of superannuated rela-
ton.
The preachers whose two years of
probation in the Conference was COM
pleted were called and addressed by
the Bishop, and after taking the vows
prescribed in the discipline were re-
ceived into full connection. Their
names are:
E. B. Loyless, Lucius S. Bellinger,
A. Frank Berry, e. Olin Watson, J..
Marcellus steadman, T. G. O'Dell, j.
Fletcher Anderson, A. Mes. Attaway,
Matthias H. Major, Thomas G. Ligon,
Walter I. Herbert, John Owen, Dun
can A. Calhoun.
On motion of J. S. Beasley, the Sec
retary was directed to send message
of fraternal greeting to the Baptist
State Convention in session in Sum-
ter, with reference to Eph. iv, 8.
A letter was read by R. D. Smart
from J. w. Wolling. Missionary to
Brazil, expressing affectionate regard
for his old Conference, and speaking
encouragingly of the prospects of his
work.
The examination of character was
resumed and the preachers of the Ches-
ter, Cokesbury and Sumter Districts
were heard and approved.
The Rev. DR.. Steck Of the Southern
Church was announced and he was
invited to seat within the bar.
An incident not in the order of busi-
ness now occurred. S. P. H. Elwell
in a felicitous speech presented to w.
C. Power the retiring Secretary in be-
half of the Conference a handsome
gold-headed cane. Mr.. Power, evil
IDENTIFY moved by this token of esteem
from his brethren. received the gift
with few we'll timed remarks.
The Conference adjourned to meet
this afternoon at 81 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Conference met at the appointed
hour, and after devotions led by H.
NJ. Mood, the Bishop took the chair.
The committee Of trial in the case
of J. p. Little, reported that though
the charges preferred were not sus-
tained, yet on account of imprudences
the accused has been suspended from
the ministry for one year.
The routine business was taken up
and the characters of the preachers
on the Florence, Marion and Orange
burg districts were examined and
passed.
FOURTH DAY-DECEMBER 8.
The members of the Conference
were nearly all in place at the time
appointed for the opening of the ses-
sion, and were evidently looking for
ward to day of special interest. The
proceedings were opened with prayer
by the venerable William Martin of
Columbia.
The Minutes were read by the ac-
curate secretary, and, as usual, adopted
without any amendments. The Bish-
op then called up the Spartanburg and
Greenville districts and finished the
examination of the character of the
preachers.
D. R. Brown was granted a location
at his own request, in order to enter
upon the work of evangelization.
Rev. Young J. Allen, of the China
Mission, was introduced, through
whom as Bishop McTyiere said to the
Conference, "The churches in Asia
salute YOU" DR.. Allen spoke a few
words OF greeting, and will be heard
from again during the session.
w. Thompson Patrick was elected
Local Deacon, and VIM. G. Gleaton,
a Local Elder.
A. M. Chreitzberg introduced reso-
luton in regard to assessments which
on motion was referred to the Joint
Board of Finance.
The Committee on Publication Of
the Minutes, through J. B. Traywick,
Chairman, submitted their report
which was adopted.
w. D. kirkland offered the follow
ing resolution coming from the Board
of Missions, which was adopted:
That all Foreign and Domestic Mis-
sionary collections be raised within
three months after the adjournment
of Conference and promptly RENTED
to the Treasurer of the Board of Mis-
sions.
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